Tortola’s East End picked up where the main August Emancipation Festival activities in Road Town left off last week, giving residents the opportunity to celebrate the even-earlier emancipation of the …
August 15, 2025
August 22, 2024
For many, Ernesto cut power for days
The day after Tropical Storm Ernesto passed over the territory, BVI Electricity Corporation General Manager Dr. Neil Smith told ZBVI Radio that he expected power to be restored by last …
February 12, 2024
Solar signs installed at two schools
As part of efforts to improve road safety, the Public Works Department has installed solar radar school zone signs at the Willard Wheatley Primary School in East End and the …
February 20, 2023
EDITORIAL: Road Town a nightmare for pedestrians, drivers
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the government redirected the traffic flow in Road Town as part of efforts to reduce the congestion that has plagued the capital for decades. For …
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February 17, 2022
EDITORIAL: Shuttle service a good first step for traffic woes
Road Town traffic can be a nightmare, and it will only get worse as more remote workers return to their offices after the pandemic. We are therefore pleased that government …
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July 29, 2020
COMMENTARY — History tapped for RT traffic ideas
In the 1960s there was one street in Road Town: Main Street, which had two lanes. Eventually, traffic was diverted to Wickhams Cay and the government of the day permitted …
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June 12, 2020
Road Town traffic to change direction
Long-awaited changes to Road Town’s traffic patterns will take effect Monday morning, following one final simulation on Sunday to prepare drivers for a new system that leaders say will ease …
May 7, 2020
Curfew used for Road Town traffic experiment
While streets were otherwise quiet in Road Town on Friday, government took the opportunity to run a simulation of a proposed new traffic system that officials hope could ease congestion …
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October 21, 2019
EDITORIAL: Traffic woes are getting worse in Road Town
The extra congestion plaguing Road Town in the days since the traffic lights were replaced highlights the urgency of solving the capital’s traffic woes. To that end, the new government …
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October 14, 2019
New traffic plan presented to businesses
Government has plans to privatise parking in Road Town as part of efforts to decrease congestion in the busiest section of the capital. Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer …
